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At slightest 56 radical were killed aft a beardown tempest and dense rainfall uprooted trees and damaged houses crossed respective districts of Uttar Pradesh, officials said connected Thursday (May 14, 2026).
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the nonaccomplishment of lives and harm caused by unseasonal rain, thunderstorms and lightning connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026) and directed officials to guarantee alleviation reaches the affected families wrong 24 hours.
According to reports received from assorted districts, 17 deaths were reported successful Prayagraj, 16 successful Bhadohi, 9 successful Fatehpur, 5 successful Badaun, 4 successful Pratapgarh, 2 each successful Chandauli and Kushinagar, and 1 successful Sonbhadra district.
According to a database issued by the Prayagraj territory administration, 7 deaths were reported successful the Handia area, 4 from Phulpur, 3 from Soraon, 2 from Meja and 1 from Sadar owed to the tempest and rain. In Bhadohi, sources successful the territory medication said astatine slightest 16 radical died successful storm-related incidents.
Additional District Magistrate Kunwar Virendra Kumar Maurya said trees and electrical poles were uprooted successful respective areas portion galore houses were damaged successful the storm.
Fatehpur Additional District Magistrate Avinash Tripathi said 9 radical were killed and 16 injured successful storm-related incidents successful the district. "Eight people, including 5 women, died successful Khaga tehsil, portion a pistillate died aft a partition of a location collapsed successful Sadar tehsil," helium said.
In Pratapgarh, 4 radical died successful abstracted incidents of partition and cemented shed collapses and lightning strikes amid beardown winds and rain, the officials said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Bhukar said Bhim Yadav (25) died aft being trapped nether debris erstwhile a cemented shed collapsed successful Ojha Ka Purwa colony nether the Lalganj Kotwali area.
He said Bhushan Pandey (56) died aft a partition collapsed successful Sari Swami colony nether the Baghrai constabulary presumption area.
Mr. Bhukar said Shanti Devi (46) of Narangpur colony and Lal Bahadur (44) of Chhatrapur Shivala Raghna colony besides died successful storm-related incidents. In Kanpur Dehat district, 2 persons died successful rain-related incidents, the officials said.
Police sources said a 19-year-old woman, Ruchi, died aft being struck by lightning successful Bhauthari colony nether the Rasulabad country portion lasting nether a neem histrion with goats during dense rain. Several goats besides died successful the incident.
A 60-year-old antheral lasting adjacent was besides injured, they added.
Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Dushyant Kumar said reports regarding quality and livestock losses had been sought from section officials and fiscal assistance would beryllium provided arsenic per authorities rules.
CM Adityanath directed the territory magistrates and officials of assorted departments to sojourn the affected areas and supply each imaginable assistance to the victims and their families.
He besides instructed officials to stay connected alert and ordered the gross and agriculture departments, on with security companies, to behaviour a survey of the harm and taxable a study to the government.
Akhilesh urges U.P. govt. to measurement up alleviation work
Samajwadi Party main Akhilesh Yadav urged the Uttar Pradesh authorities to undertake alleviation and rescue operations connected a “war footing” aft terrible storms and rain-related incidents near respective dormant crossed the State.
In a station connected X, Mr. Yadav said it was “extremely saddening” that “54 radical had died” successful Bhadohi, Fatehpur, Sonbhadra, Badaun and respective different places owed to the terrible tempest and beardown winds, portion lakhs of radical were severely affected pursuing the illness of houses, trees and walls.
The erstwhile Uttar Pradesh main curate urged the authorities to instantly put escaped and due attraction for the injured, guarantee the proviso of nutrient and drinking water, and marque impermanent accommodation arrangements for those affected.
He besides demanded dignified past rites for the deceased and called for an aboriginal appraisal of harm to life, property, crops and vehicles truthful that security claims and compensation could beryllium ensured.
Mr. Yadav besides appealed to Samajwadi Party workers successful unaffected areas to assistance radical impacted by the catastrophe successful each imaginable manner.
